followed my nose today as i got to school in the morning, decided to go a bit early n do some reading before class but found out there was FREE PIZZA in front of CPH for some reason so i caved in. turns out the pizza was for some sort of celebration/ceremony to mark the return of the Midnight Sun VII from it's 40-day North American tour.
turns out they broke the world record of 13,054 kilometres (8,111 miles) for the longest distance in a single journey by a solar-powered car. turns out eric was the guy who drove the lil contraption through the finish line, must've been a pretty cool experience, but one thing kinda bugs me; i was talkin' to him during the ceremony/pictures n stuff n i asked him somethin' like what he was up to next...and he tells me he's gotta get to class soon? dude...if you've just broken a world record and put the University in the headlines, don't you think you should be able to tell the prof to just shove it for a day and bask in the glory of getting into Guiness for at least a few hours? pssh!! class?? you gotta be kidding me! no teacher's gonna tell me what to do after i've just broken a WORLD RECORD. helloo?? how bout going to the Bomber n knockin' back a few to celebrate? or at least back home to sleep? but no, gotta get to class?? poor guy...such dedication. if only i were as diligent in wielding my books as i am with wielding my butcher knife...which btw reminds me:
finally...i can't take it anymore! a NORMAL dinner with nothing steamed, aaah...
had my first ENGL 335: Creative Writing I class later that night, i've gotta get outta there. sounds interesting n all, but i'm not prepared to devote too much time and effort into something that's just an elective and something that i just wanna PASS and boost my GPA with anyway. hopefully i can still get into PSYCH 211 and not be too far behind after 2 classes.
Chill & Grill and 24 - Friday, September 17 2004
first official CCF of the term tonight, pretty cool, just got more info on all the cell groups there'll be this term, pretty good turnout too. afterwards, went to the Chill & Grill for a nice greasy burger (the "BIG JUICY") and some ice cream...then went to Ken n Nevin's place for 2 episodes of 24. have to say it wasn't too bad, i was totally into it even though i've rarely watched TV for the past several years. well written, grabs my interest, a plot with substance, and the pace and multiple interlocking storylines are engaging. hmm...we saw 2, so what...22 more to go?
St. Jacob's - Saturday, September 18 2004
after some 5+ hours of sleep, got up and met up w/ ppl @ V1 to head over to the Farmer's Market @ St. Jacob's. it was cool, like a bigger, more hillbilly version of Granville Island, with more non-edible commercial goods tossed in (kites, watches, clothing, $5 bras, etc...). it was good time. ( . )